Mosh Pit: St Jerome's Laneway Festival

St Jerome's Laneway Festival, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle, February 2

If you ever wondered what Triple J's audience looks like, it's fair to suggest you need look no further than the Laneway crowd. The line-up of 2013 dominated the latest Hottest 100 poll to such an extent that some fans were probably wondering when survey-toppers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were playing. They weren't, but fellow top-fivers Of Monsters and Men, Mercury Prize winners Alt-J and local hero Flume made popular appearances. And if you liked those guys, acts further down the list, such as the sprightly Alpine, beardy-weirdy Chet Faker and the rambunctious Japandroids, who actually peaked at only No.123, were even better.